• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.37-51
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• 2009

The nuclear power industry in the world has recognized the importance of integrating non-technical and team skills training with the technical training given to its control room operators to reduce human errors since the Three Mile Island and Chernobyl accidents. The Nuclear power plant (NPP) industry in Korea has been also making efforts to reduce the human errors which largely have contributed to 120 nuclear reactor trips from the year 2001 to 2006. The Crew Resource Management (CRM) training was one of the efforts to reduce the human errors in the nuclear power industry. The CRM was developed as a response to new insights into the causes of aircraft accidents which followed from the introduction of flight recorders and cockpit voice recorders into modern jet aircraft. The CRM first became widely used in the commercial airline industry, but military aviation, shipboard crews, medical and surgical teams, offshore oil crews, and other high-consequence, high-risk, time-critical industry teams soon followed. This study aims to develop a CRM training program that helps to improve plant performance by reducing the number of reactor trips caused by the operators' errors in Korean NPP. The program is; firstly, based on the work we conducted to develop a human factors training from the applications to the Nuclear Power Plant; secondly, based on a number of guidelines from the current practicable literature; thirdly, focused on team skills, such as leadership, situational awareness, teamwork, and communication, which have been widely known to be critical for improving the operational performance and reducing human errors in Korean NPPs; lastly, similar to the event-based training approach that many researchers have applied in other domains: aircraft, medical operations, railroads, and offshore oilrigs. We conducted an experiment to test effectiveness of the CRM training program in a condition of simulated control room also. We found that the program made the operators' attitudes and behaviors be improved positively from the experimental results. The more implications of the finding were discussed further in detail.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.99-109
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• 2001

In this study, we tried to build a model which can deal with the efficient and effective operation of electric power industry, especially focused on the nuclear industry. Here, SD (System Dynamics) approach is used to visualize the underlying phenomenon of the nuclear power industry. SD is a methodology for studying and managing complex feedback systems, such as one finds in business and other social systems. The spend of SD applications has grown extensively and now encompasses work in corporate planning and policy design, public management and policy, biological and medical modeling, energy and the environment. Recently, according to the report from KEPCO (Korea Electric Power Corporation), they are considering delaying a new power plant construction. It may be based upon business fluctuation downsized from Korean economic crisis in 1997 and freezing of construction funds due to unstable foreign exchange rate. At this point, we need disparately a kind of strategic model that would contribute to cope with the current business situation, energy generation, production, and resulting pollution. Specifically, this model, using SD approach, starts with the detailed drawing of influence diagram, which describes those relevant key points on nuclear power generation systems in electric power industry of Korea. These include such factors as the operation of nuclear industry and parameters related to the decision making for business policy. Based upon the above-mentioned influence diagram drawn, we developed SD simulation model to evaluate and analyze strategic management of KEPCO. Based on our analysis, we could demonstrate how simulation model can be applied to the real electric power generation in Korea.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.99-110
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• 2022

In decommissioning a nuclear power plant, numerous concrete structures need to be demolished and decontaminated. Although concrete decontamination technologies have been developed globally, concrete cutting remains problematic due to the secondary waste production and dispersion risk from concrete scabbling. To minimize workers' radiation exposure and secondary waste in dismantling and decontaminating concrete structures, the following conceptual designs were developed. A micro-blast type scabbling technology using explosive materials and a multi-dimensional contamination measurement and artificial intelligence (AI) mapping technology capable of identifying the contamination status of concrete surfaces. Trials revealed that this technology has several merits, including nuclide identification of more than 5 nuclides, radioactivity measurement capability of 0.1-10⁷ Bq·g^-1, 1.5 kg robot weight for easy handling, 10 cm robot self-running capability, 100% detonator performance, decontamination factor (DF) of 100 and 8,000 cm²·hr^-1 decontamination speed, better than that of TWI (7,500 cm²·hr^-1). Hence, the micro-blast type scabbling technology is a suitable method for concrete decontamination. As the Korean explosives industry is well developed and robot and mapping systems are supported by government research and development, this scabbling technology can efficiently aid the Korean decommissioning industry.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2015년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.623-625
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• 2015

최근 발전소 온배수가 수열에너지로서 신재생에너지의무할당제(RPS)에 포함됨으로써 농업 및 수산업에 온배수를 활용하려는 움직임이 커지고 있는 상황이다. 특히 농업 및 수산업에서 에너지가 차지하는 비용이 큼으로써 에너지 효율에 대한 관심이 증대하고 있다. 네델란드 같은 선진국에서는 시설원예에서 효율적인 에너지 사용과 재배작물별 에너지 소요량등과 같은 데이터를 ICT 기반의 진단 시스템을 개발하여 농업 종사자에게 배포하고 있다. 국내에서도 향후 발전소 온배수를 이용한 시설농업의 확산에 대비하여 해외 농업 선진국의 에너지 활용 사례(Greenergy) 와 발전소 온배수 활용에 대한 에너지관리시스템(EMS : Energy Management System)을 제안하고자 한다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2003년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.593-595
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• 2003

The introduction of electricity industry provides generators incentives to recover the related cost through the market. Hence, the generator should sell his/her electricity at high market-clearing price with optimal operation of his/her power plant. The maintenance of power plant is the most critical factor in affecting generators' decision-making. This paper analyzes technique for establishing maintenance schedule reflecting recovery cost and considers differences in monthly load pattern in minimizing LOLP.

• 신재생에너지
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.10-17
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• 2011

Recently, electricity industry is facing high market uncertainty which has ever had and which increase risks in power market. In this study, we analyze risk factors such as discount rates, initial investment (overnight cost), plant factor, fuel cost, carbon price, etc, for the perspective of investor. For the analysis of risk factors, we used LCOE method. The results of this study show that renewable energy is more affected by plant factor and overnight cost than other risk factors. First, Renewable energy has higher proportion of overnight cost in the total investment than that of other technologies. Second, renewable energy is free of fuel cost and carbon price so plant factor is the most important factor, in other words, competitiveness of renewable energy depends on plant factor. Furthermore, we conducted economic feasibility of wind power and PV in domestic case study. The minimum requirement condition to get profitability is that plant factor 15% and overnight cost \6,000,000/kW and 26%, \2,200,000/kW for PV and Wind Power, respectively.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.475-484
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• 2004

Extending the lifetime of a nuclear power plant [(hereafter referred to simply as NPP)] is one of the most important concerns in the global nuclear industry. Cables are one of the long-life items that have not been considered for replacement during the design life of a NPP. To extend the cable life beyond the design life, it is first necessary to prove that the design life is too conservative compared with actual aging. Condition monitoring is useful means of evaluating the aging condition of cable. In order to simulate natural aging in a nuclear power plant. a study on accelerated aging must first be conducted. In this paper, evaluations of mechanical aging degradation for a neoprene cable jacket were performed after accelerated aging under tcontinuous and intermittent heating conditions. Contrary to general expectations, intermittent heating to the neoprene cable jacket showed low aging degradation, 50% break-elongation, and 60% indenter modulus, compared with continuous heating. With a plant maintenance period of 1 month after every 12 or 18 months operation, we can easily deduce that the life time of the cable jacket of neoprene can be extended much longer than extimated through the general EQ test. which adopts continuous accelerated aging for determining cable life. Therefore, a systematic approach that considers the actual environment conditions of the nuclear power plant is required for determining cable life.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2011

국내 전력의 수요증가로 인해 전력산업에서 신경망 역할을 하는 I&C(Instrumentation & Control)의 중요성이 날로 증가하고 있으며, 외국 선진 제작사의 기술 보호로 제어 시스템의 국산화가 요구되고 있는 상황이다. 이러한 상황에서 500MW급 초임계압 표준 석탄화력 발전소에의 실증 적용을 목표로 국산 통합 감시 제어시스템 개발 연구가 진행되고 있다. 개발하는 통합 감시 제어시스템은 발전설비의 중요성으로 인해 개발과정이나 개발 후 발전 설비에 적용되기 전에 시스템의 기능 및 신뢰성 등의 검증이 요구되고 있다. 또한 전력수요의 증가로 인해 제어시스템 설치 및 시운전 기간의 충분한 확보가 어려운 시점에서, 향후 실증 적용시 시행착오를 줄이기 위해 제어 시스템의 검증은 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 개발한 제어 시스템의 기본 스테이션에 대해 기능 검증한 사례를 소개한다.

• 디지털산업정보학회논문지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.99-109
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• 2020

In the past, conservative concepts have been applied in terms of the characteristic of nuclear power plants(NPPs), resulting in analog-based equipment and closed networks. However, as digital technology has recently been applied to the design, digital-based facilities and communication networks have been used in nuclear power plants, increasing the risk of cybersecurity than using analog-based facilities. Nuclear power plant facilities are divided into a safety system and a non-safety system. It is essential to identify the difference and cope with cybersecurity threats to the safety system according to its characteristics. In this paper, we examine the cybersecurity regulatory guidelines for safety systems in nuclear power plant facilities. Also, we analyze cybersecurity threats to a programmable logic controller of the safety system and suggest cybersecurity requirements be applied to it to respond to the threats. By implementing security functions suitable for the programmable logic controller according to the suggested cybersecurity requirements, regulatory guidelines can be satisfied, and security functions can be extended according to other system requirements. Also, it can effectively cope with cybersecurity attacks that may occur during the operation of nuclear power plants.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.11-22
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• 2024

발전플랜트 엔지니어링 산업은 원청사로부터 EPC 설계 프로젝트 수주를 통해 전기, 계장, 기계, 배관등에 대한 설계 결과물을 납품하는 구조로써 프로젝트 기반으로 업무가 수행된다. 발전플랜트 엔지니어링은 전체 EPC 프로젝트 비용의 2~5%를 구성하지만 설계 이후 다음 공정에 많은 영향을 미치기 때문에 전체 EPC 프로젝트의 기초가 되는 주요 분야 중 하나이다. 하지만 국내 발전플랜트 엔지니어링 기업의 프로젝트 수행 역량은 미흡한 수준으로 프로젝트에 대한 체계적인 수행이 필요한 상황이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 발전플랜트 엔지니어링 프로젝트의 성공적인 수행에 영향을 미치는 요인을 정의하고 계층화 분석법(Analytical Hierarchy Process)을 적용하여 각 요인들의 우선순위를 분석하였다. 분석결과 전체 응답자는 경험, 지식, 소통을 관련 요인을 중요 요인으로 인식하고 있었으며, 응답자의 직책별 분석결과 관리자급에서는 지식, 경험, 소통이 중요 요인으로 도출된 반면, 실무자급에서는 경험, 지식, 인적자원이 중요 요인으로 도출되었다. 응답자의 해외 프로젝트 경험 보유 여부 별 분석결과 해외 프로젝트 경험을 보유한 경우 프로세스, 경험, 인적자원이 중요 요인으로 나타났으며, 해외 프로젝트를 경험하지 않은 경우 지식, 경험, 소통 순으로 나타남에 따라 구성원의 직책과 업무 경험에 따른 중요도 인식이 상이한 것을 확인할 수 있었다.